The sinking of Mexico City: Its effects on soil properties and seismic response

Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 333-343

  Ovando Shelley, Efraín ^a   Ossa, Alexandra ^a   Romo, Miguel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Evolution of soil properties; Mexico City; Regional subsidence; Seismic response

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ESTIMATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SEISMIC WAVES; SOIL MECHANICS; STRESSES;

REGIONAL SUBSIDENCE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL PROPERTIES;

SEISMOLOGY;

DYNAMIC PROPERTY; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SOIL PROPERTY; SUBSIDENCE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 33845326074     PISSN: 02677261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2006.08.005     Document Type: Article

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